by Selena | Sep 11, 2013 | For Writers
When I get stuck part way through a book, I’ve found two things to get me back on track. 1. Pick up any of James Scott Bell’s writing reference books. Start reading. Give it a page or two and inspiration will strike. 2. Start asking my characters questions. Often I...
by Selena | Sep 4, 2013 | For Writers
Scrivener is one of my favorite tools. I could talk about it for hours, but every so often I go to open a document and gives me an error of Doom! Basically it says that my file is incompatible with that version of Scrivener. *gulp* Luckily there’s a super simple fix...
by Selena | Aug 28, 2013 | For Writers
We’ve all done it. Compared ourself to another writer. Maybe even dozens of writers. I recently saw an author friend lamenting all the ways she wasn’t as popular as her peers. And while she was happy for others’ success she was anxiously waiting for...
by Selena | Aug 21, 2013 | For Writers
I’ve really been struggling with my current book. I mean really struggling. I think the words start over, paper shredder and pile of crap have been mentioned numerous times in the past few weeks. This book started out like any other. A big blob of clay waiting to be...
by Selena | Aug 15, 2013 | For Writers
Hello fellow writers! Do you have a blog? Do you blog consistently? Yeah, it’s tough sometimes. Okay, most of the time. Am I the only one who sits down once a week and thinks “my kingdom for a blog topic!” So lately I’ve been trying to figure out a better method than...
by Selena | Aug 7, 2013 | For Writers
Dear writer, I’m going to level with you. Writing is a solitary endeavor. You’re going to get lonely. You’ll probably get jealous. You will have highs and lows that will shock you. You’ll have back pain and you’ll need to exercise a lot to make up for all the sitting...
